Campus Mental Health: Strategies with Promising Evidence Request for Applications 2026-2027
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Campus Mental Health: Strategies with Promising Evidence Request for Applications 2026-2027 supports West Virginia colleges and student-serving groups in testing approaches to improve student mental health and safety.
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Funder: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline) | August 2027 (Extended application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $7,000 per request; $56,000 allotted for the grant
Summary: Supports the implementation and evaluation of promising strategies to improve college students’ mental health, wellness, and safety.
Key Information: Applicants must be eligible West Virginia institutions or organizations that directly serve college students.
Description
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s Division of Health Sciences manages this opportunity through its Behavioral Health Programs Campus Mental Health initiatives. It funds projects that implement and evaluate strategies with promising evidence for improving mental health, wellness, and safety among higher education students.
Supported approaches include peer support, belonging and mentoring programs, mental health content and training in courses or campus groups, campus-wide activities, and programming for specific student populations. Projects may also provide prevention or postvention training, or stipends for behavioral health students interning in campus counseling centers. Applicants are encouraged to work with existing campus and community resources.
